A Report on National Seminar on Medicinal Plants & Farmers Meet on 28th& 29th March 2015

Arogya Bharati, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India Government of Goa & National Medicinal Plant Board organize “Ayushman Bharat – National Seminar on Medicinal Plants & Health Expo 2015 was successfully held at Kala Academy, Campal, Panaji Goa on 27th-30th March 2015.

Event includes:

1) Health Expo from 27th – 30th March 2015

2) National seminar on Medicinal Plants – 28th& 29th March 2015.

3) Farmers Meet – 28th& 29th March 2015.

The inauguration of National Seminar on medicinal Plants & Farmers Meet was done at the auspicious hands of Shri. ShripadYesoNaik, (Hon`ble Minister for AYUSH (I/C), Government of India & in the presence of Mr.N. Saniyal, Secretary Ministry of AYUSH, Smt. MinakshiNegi, CEO – NMPB,Dr.SanjeevDalvi, Directorate of Health services, has welcome the guest. Introduction of National Seminar was given by Dr. Ramesh Gautam, National Secretary of Arogya Bharati,Vote of Thanks givenby Mr. P.K Ghate, (Chairman BharatiyaSanskrutiPrabhodini, Shiroda)&Anchoring was done by Mrs Lata S. Naik

Total 450 delegates from AYUSH system like teachers, students,etc attended the national seminar & 60 delegates have presented their research paper.

BalaSahebSawantKrushiVidhyapeeth&GomantakAyurvedMahavidhalyahad exhibited their medicinal plants & poster related were placed mentioning their medicinal uses. Parshuram Ayurveda Mahavidhalaya, LavteChiplun has presented wonderful 250 laminated posters of medicinal plants with their Names, photos of different parts of same plants with their medicinal uses etc.

Different topics related to medicinal plants are covered under this seminar by our resource persons as under